Travelers can now enroll or renew the TSA PreCheck program at the airport through our partners at CLEAR. Look for CLEAR signs in the upper Departures level. Bring your passport or other acceptable documentation. https://lnkd.in/g4E4ACtK
About us
The Kansas City Aviation Department is part of the City of Kansas City, Missouri. The department owns and operates Kansas City International and Charles B. Wheeler Downtown airports, and employs more than 400. Kansas City International Airport (MCI) generated 60,787 full-time equivalent jobs with a total direct payroll of $1.5 billion and contributed $5.5 billion to the area economy in 2006. In a 2005 study annual economic benefit from Wheeler Airport was $44,548,500 with direct and indirect employment of 572 yielding payroll of over $12 million. Kansas City International Airport is one of the nation’s largest airports, covering more than 10,000 acres with more than 7,000 acres available for development. Its three runways can accommodate up to 139 aircraft operations per hour. The airlines provide convenient service to most major U.S. markets with some of the lowest fares in the region. More at http://flykci.com/ Originally home to commercial aviation, the Charles B. Wheeler Airport (MKC) now attracts a large number of corporate, charter and recreational flyers. Located on 695 acres, Downtown Airport is just across the Missouri River from Kansas City's business center. Airport users have easy access to all interstate highways that serve the metropolitan area, as well as other major thoroughfares. The airport also serves as an ideal refueling stop for air travelers thanks to its central geographic location. In the shadows of the downtown skyline, up to 700 aircraft per day take off or land at the airport - everything from single-engine propeller craft to sleek corporate jets. The facility and its control tower are open 24 hours a day and consistently rank highly among private and corporate pilots for their full range of service to general aviation. Fixed-base operators service nearly 300 based aircraft, as well as itinerant and charter aircraft, offering fuel, full maintenance, aircraft rentals, sales and flight training. More at http://flymkc.com/.
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http://flykc.com
External link for Kansas City Aviation Department
- Industry
- Airlines and Aviation
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Kansas City, MO
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1927
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601 Brasilia Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64157, US
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900 Richards Rd
Kansas City, Missouri 64116, US
Employees at Kansas City Aviation Department
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Contractors are invited to the Kansas City Aviation Department Open House to receive an infrastructure update and an overview of upcoming projects at Kansas City International Airport and Charles B. Wheeler Airport for 2024 through 2027. This is not a public open house. Contractors only, please. RSVP - Mike.Waller@kcmo.org
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We are proud to pass along that Kansas City International Airport was selected as the The Moodie Davitt Report Regional Winner for the Americas & Caribbean Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) +Hospitality Awards! We share this honor with Vantage Group, OHM Concession Group and Marshall Retail Group.
2024 FAB AWARDS WINNERS REVEALED: Qatar Duty Free at Hamad International Airport captured the ultimate Airport Food & Beverage Offer of the Year accolade, retaining its title at the Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Awards at Sheraton Fairplex Hotel in Ontario last night. That was one of nearly 300 highly competitive entries received for the award categories this year, all of which recognise excellence across the travel F&B and hospitality sector. Discover our list of winners via the link. #travelretail #airports #foodandbeverage Grant Fleming Tab Musleh https://lnkd.in/eWHmeCpa
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Many thanks to our partners at Mid-America Regional Council for recognition of the new terminal project, built for the Kansas City region! https://lnkd.in/g-27EcYS
2024 Regional Leadership Award - Kansas City, Missouri, Aviation Department
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Congratulations to the 2024 MARC Regional Leadership Award honorees: Gloria Ortiz-Fisher, executive director, Westside Housing Organization. The Kansas City, Missouri Aviation Department. Kansas City International Airport - MCI Carolyn Wells, trauma and emergency preparedness manager, Liberty Hospital. Julie Lorenz, former secretary of transportation, State of Kansas. Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) We're thankful for your dedicated work to advance our capacity as a regional community. You have been instrumental in helping us to address our key challenges, to apply innovative solutions, and to enhance the quality and character of this region we all call home. #MARC2024 #MARCRegionalAssembly
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"A $1.5 billion terminal, the largest in the city's history, that's an incredible feat on time or on budget...To see that happen can only be attributed to the professionalism of the aviation department... Our team, the city of Kansas City, Missouri's Aviation Apartment City employees, own this project," Kansas City Aviation Department Director Melissa Cooper. Congratulations to the Kansas City Aviation Department, one of our 2024 Regional Leadership Award honorees. We're eager to recognize all four honorees at the #MARCRegionalAssembly this Friday! Kansas City International Airport - MCI
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Thank you to our friends at Airports Council International - North America, and congratulations to our partners at Vantage Airport Group!
Congratulations to the Kansas City Aviation Department for taking home the 2024 Richard A. Griesbach Award of Excellence in Airport Concessions during our Business of Airports Conference! The Richard A. Griesbach Award for Excellence in Airport Concessions is ACI-NA’s highest honor for airport concessions. This award considers the totality of an airport’s concession program, including food service, retail, consumer services, quality, brands, sales, and build out. Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is the 2024 Richard A. Griesbach Award for Excellence in Airport Concessions award winner. MCI’s concessions program embodies Kansas City and its rich culture. MCI intentionally integrated local concepts to highlight the city’s welcoming personality, its diverse culinary landscape, and unique brands. Read about all of this year’s winners: https://lnkd.in/efJ4ytMf
Airports Council Announces Recipients of 2024 Airport Concessions Awards - Airports Council International - North America
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It’s official! We are shortlisted for 12 #Awards at this years The Moodie Davitt Report Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Awards. FAB is the global #airport food & beverage and hospitality event and it’s being hosted in Ontario, California later this month. This year’s FAB Awards received a record number of submissions, with almost 300 entries from all over the world. Vantage Airport Group network locations nominated include; Chicago Midway (Midway Partnership), Kansas City, LaGuardia Terminal B (LaGuardia Gateway Partners) and Montego Bay (MBJ Airports Limited) and are finalists in the following airport categories: Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year: • Bob Marley’s One Love Restaurant – Margaritaville Caribbean Group, Sangster International Airport • Chicago White Sox Bar & Grill – SSP America, Chicago Midway International Airport Airport Food & Beverage Offer of the Year: • Kansas City International Airport - OHM Concession Group, LLC, #18th&Vine, Bluemont Group, LLC, SLA WORLDWIDE, Miller Marketing and Distribution LLC Airport Bar or Pub of the Year: • The Guitar Bar – Margaritaville Margaritaville Caribbean Group, Sangster International Airport Airport Restaurant Design of the Year: • Bob Marley’s One Love Restaurant – Margaritaville Caribbean Group & The Design Solution, Sangster International Airport •Chicago White Sox Bar & Grill – SSP America America, Chicago Midway International Airport Airport Lounge of the Year: • Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club – JPMorgan Chase & Co., LaGuardia Airport Airport Lounge Food & Beverage Offering of the Year: • Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club – JPMorgan Chase & Co., LaGuardia Airport Airport Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Initiative of the Year: • Bob Marley’s One Love Restaurant – Bob Marley’s One Love, Sangster International Airport Airport Food & Beverage Marketing Campaign of the Year: • Kansas City Aviation Department & Vantage Airport Group – Kansas City International Airport Airport Food & Beverage Offer Best Representing Sense of Place: • Bob Marley’s One Love Restaurant – Bob Marley’s One Love, Sangster International Airport Airport ‘Food to Go’ Offer of the Year: • Tallboy Taco – SSP America, Chicago Midway International Airport Congratulations to all our network airports, partners, brands, and which are finalists in one or more categories! Special thanks to the Judging Panel for this amazing recognition of all our partners, and teams! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gzPCRKqM Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) - O'Hare & Midway International Airports | Kansas City Aviation Department | The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
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We are honored to receive a Judges’ Special Recognition Kansas City Business Journal Capstone Award for the KCI Terminal & Parking Garage project! We share it with our partners and the people of Kansas City! We are proud to have created a new welcome mat to our region for years to come!
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This week's #AwardWinnerWednesday celebrates the Commercial Services Airports category winners. The Silver Award was awarded to: Rehabilitate Runway 1L-19R Phase 2; Kansas City Missouri. Contractor: Ideker Inc. Owner: Kansas City Aviation Department Engineer: HNTB Corporation https://lnkd.in/dwmKU7H6
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